A forensic doctor testified on Thursday in the trial of seven healthcare workers accused of criminal negligence in the 2020 death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, saying the star likely suffered for "around 12 hours" before he died. Doctor Carlos Casinelli, who examined Maradona's body and participated in the autopsy, cited findings including brain swelling, blood clots in the heart, fluid around the lungs, and signs of oxygen deprivation in cells — describing them as evidence of "prolonged suffering, not a sudden death." The duration of any suffering is a central issue in the trial, held in San Isidro (a district near Buenos Aires), as it bears directly on the care Maradona received at his home where he was recovering from brain surgery; the seven defendants — a doctor, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, and nurses — face up to 25 years in prison on charges of aggravated manslaughter, though all deny responsibility.